Publications
- Popular Article2012புலியா?பறவையா?எதுஉசத்தி? (An article on another article written by Madhusudan Katti on Warbler vs Tigers)புதிய தலைமுறை. 9ஆகஸ்டு 2012. Puthiya Thalaimurai. 9th August 2012.
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புலியா? பறவையா? எதுஉசத்தி?. காக்கைக்குருவிஎங்கள்ஜாதிதொடர்-5. புதியதலைமுறை. 9ஆகஸ்டு 2012. [Jeganathan, P. (2012).Puliya? Paravaiya? Ethu Usathi?. Kakkai Kuruvi Engal Jathi-Series, Article No.5 Puthiya Thalaimurai. 9th August 2012. (An article on another article written by Madhusudan Katti on Warbler vs Tigers)]
- Popular Article2012Of tamarind and toleranceThe Hindu Magazine, 17 June 2012, page 4.
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- Popular Article2012காட்டு நீரோடையின் மெல்லிசை மன்னன். (On Malabar Whistling Thrush)புதிய தலைமுறை. 2ஆகஸ்டு 2012 Puthiya Thalaimurai. 2nd August 2012
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காட்டு நீரோடையின் மெல்லிசைமன்னன். காக்கைக் குருவி எங்கள் ஜாதி தொடர்-4. புதியதலைமுறை. 2ஆகஸ்டு 2012.[Jeganathan, P. (2012).Kattu Neerodaiyin Mellisai Mannan. Kakkai Kuruvi Engal Jathi-Series, Article No.4, Puthiya Thalaimurai. 2nd August 2012. (On Malabar Whistling Thrush)]
- Popular Article2012A tree hole for a homeThe Hindu in School, 4 November
Link: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/article3301581.ece
- Book2012Fungus among us: An exploration of fungi in the Anamalai hills.Nature Conservation Foundation, Mysore. 56 pages.Download
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- Popular Article2012The pigeon's passengersThe Hindu in School, 9 May
Link: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/the-pigeons-passengers/article3398790.ece
- Popular Article2012The pigeon’s passengers.The Hindu Magazine, Sunday 6 May 2012, page 4.
Available here: http://www.thehindu.com/arts/magazine/article3387586.ece
Also here: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/the-pigeons-passengers/article3398790.ece
- Popular Article2012Islands in peril: Conservation caveats.The Hindu Magazine, Sunday 26 February 2012, page 4.
- Journal Article2012Socio-economic drivers of Forest Cover Change in Assam: A Historical PerspectiveEconomic and Political Weekly 47(5): 64-72Download
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This article analyses the historical context of forest cover change in the upper Brahmaputra Valley of Assam during the precolonial, colonial and the postcolonial periods, locating these changes within the political economy and demographic milieu of each regime.In the current context of rising populations linked to immigration from neighbouring regions, dwindling share of agriculture in the state’s gross domestic product, and recent incentives to small tea growers in risk-prone agricultural landscapes, serious challenges remain to securing forests in this region. Empowering local communities and institutions, understanding tea plantation dynamics and managing the causes and consequences of recent demographic change are crucial to the conservation of forests there.
- Popular Article2012Attack of the killer fungusThe Hindu in School, 1 August
Link: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/attack-of-the-killer-fungus/article3709580.ece
- Poster2011Important Plants of the Nilgiri Rangessupported by Whitley Fund For NatureDownload
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Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Wild Balsams,Impatiens, Nilgiri Wood Orchid, Calanthe Triplicata, Anaphalis Neelgheryana, Eulalia Phaeothrix, Disporum Leschenaulitanum, Cyathea milgiriensis, Hedyotis Verticillaris, Impatiens Levingei, Impatiens Scapiflora, Impatiens Acaulis, Nothapodytes Nimmoniana
- Popular Article2011A remnant taleSanctuary Asia 31 (5):42-47Download
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Natural history of the stump-tailed macaque, one of India’s least- known primates that is holding on for dear life in Assam’s tiny but rich Hollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary.
- Popular Article2011Over one hundred years of solitudeZoo’s Print 26 : 5-8Download
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- Popular Article2011Habitat is the key.Down To Earth. October 1-15. Page 31.Download
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Jeganathan, P. (2011). Habitat is the key. Down To Earth. October 1-15. Page 31.
- Poster2011Vultures in Perilsupported by Whitley Fund For NatureDownload
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Long-billed Vultures, Red-headed Vulture, Egyptian Vulture, Diclofenac, Visceral Gout
- Popular Article2011Roads, revetments and restorationBlog post at Reviving Rainforest
- Poster2011Some Birds Of The Nilgirissupported by Whitley Fund For NatureDownload
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Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Emerald Dove, Hill Myna, Indian Pitta, Jerdon's Nightjar, The Great Hornbill, Grey Wagtail, Black Eagle, Stork-billed Kingfisher, Blue-bearded Bee-eater, Spot-bellied Eagle Owl, Malabar Trogon
- Journal Article2011Moisture and nutrients determine the distribution and richness of India’s large herbivore species assemblageBasic and Applied Ecology 12(7): 634-642Download
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The goal of this study was to test whether body-mass based foraging principles, guided by plant available moisture (PAM) and plant available nutrients (PAN), could explain large mammalian herbivore species distribution and richness in India. We tested (1) whether the occurrence of larger-bodied herbivore species increases with PAM, but is independent of PAN, (2) whether the occurrence of smaller-bodied herbivore species decreases with PAM, but increases with PAN, and (3) whether herbivore species richness is highest in areas with intermediate PAM and high PAN. We analyzed the distribution and richness of the 16 large (>10 kg) herbivore species found in sub-Himalayan mainland India. Since the distributions of large herbivores in India have been altered by historic human activity, we only used India's largest 76 protected areas as data points, with respect to PAM (log10(rainfall/potential evapotranspiration)), PAN (soil cation exchange capacity), elevation, tree cover, and fire frequency. Using regression and null models to analyze the data, we found positive relations between PAM and the occurrences of the larger-bodied species (elephant and gaur), and negative relations between PAM and the occurrences of smaller-bodied species (chinkara, four-horned antelope and blackbuck). We also found positive relations between the occurrence of the smaller-bodied species and PAN. Large herbivore species richness in India is highest in Kanha and Indravati, areas with high PAN and intermediate PAM. We found that elevation, tree cover and fire frequency were insignificant predictors of herbivore species richness, although elevation and tree cover explained the distribution of a few species. Based on our null model analyses results, we conclude that moisture and soil nutrients are important in determining large herbivore species distribution and richness in sub-Himalayan India.
- Journal Article2011Farmland foods: Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus prey items in an agricultural landscapeForktail 27: 98-100
- Popular Article2011Bridging the canopy gapsBlog post at Reviving Rainforest
